tech

Where is Xiaofeng Wang?

The US Public Deserves to Know * FBI raided two homes of renowned cryptographer Xiaofeng Wang and wife Nianli Ma on March 28, 2025; both vanished from public view. * Indiana University fired them the same day without due process and scrubbed their profiles, sparking outrage among faculty. * No official reason was

How to Remove DRM from Ebooks

And Plug Them Into Outread When I walk down the block and buy a book off teh shelf of a local bookstore they can't tell me shit about what bookshelf I put it on at home. It’s my book now. You can’t make me feel guilty

Critical User Error

Why Technology Alone Can't Secure State Secrets * Tech alone can’t prevent leaks—88% of breaches come from human error, not flawed tools. * Pete Hegseth accidentally leaking U.S. war plans shows even top officials are the weak link. * Security requires a culture of vigilance, not just firewalls

The US Navy Invented the Dark Web

How Perceived Privacy Is Part of the Propaganda * Tor was developed by the U.S. Navy to protect intelligence operations, not empower criminals. * The CIA promoted its use publicly to blend their traffic with civilian users and bait criminal activity. * Despite media fear-mongering, Tor is widely used for good—but

The Nazi Ghost in the Machine

Philosophical Reflections on Predictive Policing and the Nature of Bias The Nazi Ghost in the Machine0:00/431.5428571× * Predictive policing algorithms, like LAPD’s PredPol, inherit and amplify societal biases, reinforcing racial and socioeconomic injustices through flawed historical data. * AI in law enforcement perpetuates discriminatory policing by over-surveilling marginalized

AI's Trolley Problem: Routing Tech Ethics Through Political Philosophy For Driverless Cars

Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Collective Ethics AIs Trolley Problem: Routing Tech Ethics Through Political Philosophy For Driverless Cars0:00/359.0269391× * Previously the logic for policing and regulating tech has mostly been in the scope of moral philosophy and social science. * Political philosophy introduces three important values to